Tag: Brazilean Congress

• Wednesday, August 25th 2021 - 08:41 UTC

  Brazilian Senate agrees to two more years of Augusto Aras as Attorney General

  

  Brazil's Senate Tuesday approved by 55 votes against 10 and one abstention in a secret ballot to extend Augusto Aras' tenure as Attorney General for two more years.

• Thursday, May 9th 2019 - 07:29 UTC

  Brazilian congress begins to discuss pensions' reform; investors and markets apprehensive

  

  Brazil’s pension reform proposal returns to the congressional spotlight with a committee of lower house lawmakers opening its analysis of the government’s bill just as the outlook for the economy is deteriorating rapidly.

• Friday, April 12th 2019 - 09:45 UTC

  Brazil's lower house speaker forecasts pension reform will be approved by next June

  

  Brazil’s pension reform process will pick up momentum after the Easter holidays, staying on track for approval in the lower house in May or June, the lower house speaker Rodrigo Maia said on Thursday.

• Thursday, April 11th 2019 - 09:30 UTC

  Brazil' finance minister optimistic about pension reform and privatizations

  

  Brazilian Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said on Wednesday he is “optimistic” that Congress will pass a pension reform bill that will generate savings of 1 trillion reais (US$ 261.68 billion) over 10 years, in line with the government’s ambitious proposal.

• Saturday, February 2nd 2019 - 09:09 UTC

  Brazilian Lower House new leader pledges support for Bolsonaro's reforms

  

  Brazil’s lower house of Congress reelected on Friday by a vast majority Rodrigo Maia, from the Democratas party, for a new two-year term as president of the chamber. Maia had the support of Brazil’s newly elected President Jair Bolsonaro and has pledged to work with the new administration to pass key reforms seen as crucial for the country to balance its budget, such as the pension reform.

• Thursday, November 8th 2018 - 11:54 UTC

  Brazil president elect backtracks on China, Israel, and insists with the pensions' reform

  

  Brazil president-elect Jair Bolsonaro backtracked on some of his more controversial pledges promising to expand trade with China and rethink the idea of moving the country’s embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. Bolsonaro is currently in Brasilia for various meetings with senior officials and transition arrangements.

• Friday, May 25th 2018 - 08:50 UTC

  Brazil truckers strike: Government says a 15-day truce had been reached

  

  Brazil's government said late Thursday that a deal had been reached with truckers to suspend a four-day-old strike that caused fuel shortages, cut into food deliveries, backed up exports and threatened airline flights.

• Friday, May 4th 2018 - 08:25 UTC

  Brazil's highest court limits privileges and “impunity” of federal lawmakers

  

  Brazil's highest court voted on Thursday to restrict a legal protection afforded to federal lawmakers that critics say has resulted in impunity, as the country grapples with massive official corruption. The protection known as “privileged standing” allows tens of thousands of politicians to have cases against them tried in higher courts than a normal citizen would.

• Thursday, February 22nd 2018 - 09:27 UTC

  Meirelles says pensions reform “not dead and buried”, but was “credit negative” for agencies

  

  Finance Minister Henrique Meirelles said on Wednesday that he is focused on Brazil’s economic recovery and not thinking at this time of running for president in the October election, though he might consider a bid in April.

• Tuesday, February 20th 2018 - 09:43 UTC

  Brazilian government admits crucial pensions' reform will be hard to pass Congress

  

  Brazil’s political affairs minister Carlos Marun said on Monday that passage of a bill to overhaul the country’s costly social security system has effectively ground to a halt in Congress and would become a campaign issue in this year’s election.